A Door to the Middle East, North Africa and the Mediterranean in Southern California Participate in intellectually-challenging discussions, meet international authors, enjoy world-class performances, view new independent films ahead of the general public and meet directors and cast members...Discover other voices in Los Angeles with us as a new member in 2010.
You wouldn't be crazy to join us as a new member. Annual memberships begin the day you sign up and come with lots of cool benefits—including eligibility to win free tickets to major events throughout Southern California!
Become a new member today and receive our thanks in the form of any one of a number of new books or cds. Groucho Marx famously said, "Why would I be crazy enough to become a member of any club that would have me?" While our members aren't crazy, they tend to be very interested in the center's activities, and they often become active themselves in helping to create new programming.
Members range in age, professional accomplishment and personal objectives, but we all have something in common: the desire to explore both our own roots and to learn more about other cultures of the Middle East and North Africa, from Morocco to Afghanistan (yes, we stretch the boundaries of the "Middle East" when talking about the cultures of West Asia).